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'WLTEE 1B. mm, 0l? JACQN, MICHIGAN, SSGNR T0 GENERAL `EXOTlDRi 09B- BATION, .0?? DETROIT, MICHIGAN, GORPOETIE 01T DELAWARE.

WHEEL.

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To all whom, may camera.'

Be it known that 1, Werlrnn B. Minen, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Jackson, county or Jackson, and State of 5 Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wheels, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which the invention re- 10 lates to make and use the same, reference being made therein to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to demountable rims for wheels for motor vehicles.

One of the objects of the invention is the provision of new and limproved latching means for holding the ends of a split rim locked together in alignment.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a wheel having a split rim that is provided with a combined latch and driver, that may be readily applied to the rim; that is cheap to manufacture; simple rin construcf tion; efficient in operation; easy to manipulate; and that is not likely to get out of order.

Other and further obiects and advantages of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wheel and riiii showing my invention applied thereto in dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of a portion of a rim with the latch ingsection.

Figure 3 is a cross section on line 3--3 of Figure 1.

n the drawings, the reference character 1 designates a wheel of an automobile which consists of the hub 2, spokes 3 andlielly 4: mounted on the outer end of the spokes as is usual in such constructions. The 1 el y 4 may be formed from metal of any suitable cross section. As shown, the felly consists of the base portion 5 having a radially ex tendingy flange 6 at its outer edge and a ra dially and inwardly extending iiangei on its inner edge. The flange 6 is provided at intervals with suitable seats-7 for the rim retainers 8. The seats 7 may be formed in any convenient manner. As shown on the drawings, the seats are formed by making shallow cuts 7 in the outer edge of the llange 6 forming the members 7 which are 1921. erial No'. 475,377.

adapted to bebent inwardly as shown 1n Figure 4, to :form seats for the wedge por' tion 8 of the retainers 8. The retainers 8 are held in position by means of the bolts 9, on which the seats 7 rest when thevretainers are applied.

The wheel is provided with a demountable rim 1Q which may be of any suitable form or construction. The rim shown is provided with the usual base portion 11 and the flanges 12 and 13.

The rim is trans-split at 14 forming the rim ends 15 and 16. The split 141 may if desired be arranged at an angle to the radius in order that the separation of the rim ends may be more easily accomplished. The two ends of the rim are detachably connected to! gether by a latch mechanism which will presently be described.

The ends 15 and 16 of the rim are pro vided with apertures 17 and-18 adjacent the c 'nds thereof. A latch member 19 has vone end provided with a radially extending member 20 which is adapted to engage in the aperture 17 in the end 15. The latch is rigidly secured to the end 15 by any suitable means such as the rivet 21. The free end of the latch is also provided with the radially extending member 22 which is adapted to engage the aperture 18 in the end 16 cf the rim. The rim is so constructed that its resilience will cause the member 22v to snap into the aperture 18 when the ends thereof are brought into alignment. Under normal conditions this resilience is suicent to hold the member 22 in the aperture but as a safety device` a retaining latch or turn*l button 23 is provided for engaging an enter-sion or toepiece 22' on the latch member 19.

The retaining latch or turn button 23 is adapted to be pivotally connected to the rim end 16 by means of a hollow rivet 25. The rivet 25 is made hollow to receive the valve stem 25 of the tire. The free end of the turn-button 23 is provided with some suitable means such as the loop 26 whereby a tool, such as a screwdriver, may be inserted to turn said button.

The latch 19 may be provided with one or more inwardly extending projections which are adapted to serve as a driver for the rim. As shown on the drawing, the latch is provided with a bifurcated driver which consists of two projections 27 and 28 intatte l nose o'iblie lolly 4l, order @lloc the 'valve siem which is co ernend inwardly illiroiiwli die opening 25 in the rim may also ilfirougli opening 29. After che Wedges S ere opplied riliey are forced in-` waardig; lo? ineens oil falce nuts on the bolts 9,

o clins ilo/reino; the inwardly and radially onrverol ai/'edging die seine against the inner dong@ ci ine "folly, yllie latch meniloe i9 movente che seporoiion of the ends Lise ciro when ille wedges are forced ini werdly, A. .noacli 30 is provided in che outer `sido mi @he leech 19 for the reception of o riool whereliy olie member 22311151 be disenv gagged ironi elle opening i8.

' no?, only permiis lie loi-tch lobe used es o ciention is directed lo ille feci that there` 4ie no shearing eolien on the rivet 2l when -fgal'ie wedges me applied. beccuse all the strain .is mlm@ by the laterally exen'ding projec tions w and 22 of the latch. rllliis is on 1m- Loortonc lecture of my lnvention because it driver ioni; also prevents 4muy shearing oction on lire river 2l during the 'travel of the au# .A immobile, or during; the lightening of fille l '.lf/fliile one enibodinien; ol the present inrenh'c'ion liesy liceo spccicclly illustrated ond 'descriloed7 Sio .foe viiiriderslsood @het olie oreeeiiib e t es re uir-Ld li che lenmieo'e olf folie y d C following claims when interpreied in View vsaid rimezcds loggezlierg` seid lerici. provided with progiections for engaging each side/of e driving bolt, pivot/ed reteiner for seid loic-li, *die pivol ofi seid reieiner being liol.n low lo rovide olli/olive siem opening, sul slcnlicly es shown and described.

2., in e, dericeof vfille close described. e li'onsverselysoliti` rim; n loicli rigidly secured 'io one end @if seid rim and extending across the ioin"J Vbetween lie ends thereof., end having a, projection et its free end adapted bo enter von opening provided cent the other end oi' seid rim; e Swinging retaining member adapted lio engage the freer end of seid latch lo thereby hold the projection at said end Within illeA opening `aforesaid; and a biiurcaled driving lug carried by said latch and located intermediate tlie ends thereof.

3. ln a, device of the class described, e split rim, e latch rigidly secured to one end of said rim `for securing the ends thereof together, and a member pivoted to the other 'end ol said rim so` as to swing laterally iliereof for securing said latch in operative posiaion, the free end of seid member l3e ing beni io provide eJ cool engaging loop forv the receplion of e lool for turning said mem loer, substantie-illy as showncnd described.

lin iesiimony whereof Il aiiix my signaiure.

VALTER B. BUNCH. 

